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Han Kang

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Han Kang (Korean: 한강; born 27 November 1970) is a South Korean writer. From 2007 to 2018, she taught creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Han rose to international prominence for her novel The Vegetarian, which became the first Korean language novel to win the International Booker Prize for fiction in 2016. In 2024, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognized for her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life a first for an Asian woman and for a Korean. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Han Kang is the 621st most popular writer (up from 3,852nd in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from South Korea (up from 186th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Han Kang ranks 621 out of 7,302. Before her are Aulus Gellius, Harold Pinter, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Saint Naum, Louise de La Vallière, and Raymond Queneau. After her are Theodore Dreiser, Joan Fuster, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Francisco de Quevedo, Poliziano, and Patricia Highsmith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Han Kang ranks 6. Before her are Melania Trump, Luis Enrique, Diego Simeone, Aleksandar Vučić, and Queen Rania of Jordan. After her are Christopher Nolan, Javier Milei, Cafu, Matt Damon, DMX, and Andre Agassi.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Han Kang ranks 41 out of 1,128. Before her are Munjong of Joseon (1414), Gyeongjong of Joseon (1688), Dongmyeong of Goguryeo (-58), Injong of Joseon (1515), Yun Chi-ho (1864), and Danjong of Joseon (1441). After her are Gwanghaegun of Joseon (1575), Pak Hon-yong (1900), Dangun (-333), Hyojong of Joseon (1619), Psy (1977), and Bong Joon-ho (1969).

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Among WRITERS In South Korea

Among writers born in South Korea, Han Kang ranks 1. After her are Sin Saimdang (1504), Ko Un (1933), Uhwudong (1430), Kim Bu-sik (1075), Yu Kil-chun (1856), Yi Kwang-su (1892), Na Hye-sok (1896), Heo Nanseolheon (1563), Yun Seondo (1587), Shin Kyung-sook (1963), and Park Wan-suh (1931).

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